SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — You can no longer buy, sell or advertise any kratom product in Spokane Valley.
The city of Spokane Valley officially banned the sale of kratom earlier this month, joining the city of Spokane in prohibiting the addictive substance.
Kratom is a plant from Southeast Asia that contains two primary psychoactive alkaloids that have dose-dependent effects. At low doses, kratom acts as a mild stimulant, but at high doses it acts like an opiate and can cause psychosis, hallucinations and lethargy…